JAMES v. VANCE

No. 8620.

411 So.2d 706 (1982)

Jesse L. JAMES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Lacy C. VANCE, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gravel, Robertson & Brady, James J. Brady, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gist, Methvin, Hughes & Munsterman, DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr., Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, GUIDRY and STOKER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiff alleges he was walking a picket line when he was struck by an automobile driven by defendant. The trial judge rejected plaintiff's demand for damages. Plaintiff appealed. We affirm.

The substantial issue is whether the trial judge was clearly wrong in his finding of fact that: "Plaintiff assumed the risk of injury when he placed himself in front of defendant's slow moving car."

Both plaintiff, Jesse L. James, and defendant...

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